检讨

检讨 jiǎntǎo

Examines

检讨 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體檢討 jiantao

What 检讨 means

Examines

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检讨 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

检

jiǎn

Check (examine)

讨

tǎo

Demand (beg - ask for - denounce - to marry - provoke)

Words that share a character with 检讨

How to write 检讨

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检讨 in a sentence

他在会上做了深刻的检讨。

Tā zài huì shang zuò le shēnkè de jiǎntǎo.

He made a searching self-criticism at the meeting.

失败之后应该好好检讨原因。

Shībài zhīhòu yīnggāi hǎohāo jiǎntǎo yuányīn.

After a failure one should carefully examine the reasons.

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Questions about 检讨

What does 检讨 mean in English?

检讨 is pronounced jiǎntǎo and means Examines.

How do you pronounce 检讨?

检讨 is jiǎntǎo in pinyin — written jiantao without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 检讨?

检讨 is written with 2 characters: 检 (jiǎn) Check (examine), 讨 (tǎo) Demand (beg - ask for - denounce - to marry - provoke). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 检讨 written in traditional Chinese?

檢討. The simplified form 检讨 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 檢討 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced jiǎntǎo.

Is 检讨 an HSK word?

Yes — 检讨 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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